News and Updates
This heartfelt entry marks the end of an era, as the founders reflect on 33 years from that first batch of birch syrup on the porch to the art and business it became. They announce the July 31st sale of Alaska Wild Harvest to Ted and Alex Hammers and partner Chris Sorensen of Hammers Family Birch, who will carry the work forward with the founders' support.
This entry explains a naming change from "First run" to "Early run" and lays out the full range of pure birch syrup grades, from the rare, delicate Reserve made on day one through the sweeter early run to the complex mid run and bold, mineral-rich late run.
This October entry celebrates Alaska's wild cranberries and sorts out their confusing names, covering three distinct fruits: tart lowbush lingonberries, the not-quite-cranberry highbush variety, and the elusive bog cranberries hidden in the muskeg.
This fall entry announces a very limited-edition old-fashioned apple butter with a birch twist, made from the farm's own backyard apples and Palmer crabapples and sweetened with birch syrup, sugar, and warm spices. It marks the last weekend of the Talkeetna season, complete with a fall sale and ice cream.
This midsummer 2020 reflection captures an extraordinary pandemic summer in Talkeetna, where tourist traffic slowed to a trickle but masked Alaskans turned out to support the shop's porch, ice cream, and birch syrup. It finds grounding in the season's rhythms and a hope to welcome visitors back next year.
As the farm prepares for its 30th year tapping birches, this short entry reflects on Alaska's spring breakup, the muddy, messy season that signals the start of sap harvest. It shares an Atlas Obscura feature on how birch syrup marks the sweet arrival of breakup.